New Member with 1988 diesel G wagon
Hi everyone. I have just bought a 1988 diesel G wagon that looked in mostly good order. However there are some problems:-
Clock not working.
Rev counter works sometimes usually after swinging about madly and the settles down.
There is a leak that drips down from the heater onto left hand side of the plastic casing used for putting bits and pieces in. I do not seem to be losing water from the radiator. The hole in the box under the bonnet is clear with no standing water.
The only other thing is that the pulling power is less than I expected with 65 mph on a straight dropping quickly on any incline. Towing around one and three quarter tons from a start on a hill induced panic when it looked that it would not even pull away.
Your wiper spindles are leaking if it's dripping where you say, looks a nice car though.
looks nice - regarding the power and cruising speed - you are dead right - thats what to expect
A clean looking '88
Ps
What is this "speed" ?
i understand it is an illegal substance :wink:
good luck
M
Look on this forum and all those symptoms are classics (except maybe the clock - get a new one!)
The spindles are the painful part to get to... its amazing how a little rain just gets 'sucked' down those things - I am going to try putting a blob of grease around mine (under the plastic spindle cover).
Hi welcome to GWOA !! looks very tidy...your water problem nost likely to be worn wiper spindles the passenger side wears first.lift the wiper arm off the screen and waggle the shaft the arm it is attached to ( not from side side... up and down..any play at all and there's your leak. the water sits in the hollow under the spindle and the slipstream blows collected water into the car..if the seal behind the large nut that holds the spindle body in the metal surround is hard it will leak ..if the nut is loose against the seal it will leak.if the spindle is siezed in its housing you have no option but to change the spindle assembly ****now only available from MB in kit form with both spindles and actuating arms for GBP 110 plus vat...before you instal new spindles remove the circlip and seal.. draw out the spindle and pack the body with a good quality grease..if the black plastic covers are cracked get new ones and pack them with grease before fitting ..the rev counter fault is probably the transducer mounted under a black screw cap half way along the edge of the nearside wing close to where the bonnet stay is clipped ..try sprayng it with switchcleaner .the clock could be disconnected if the G' has been seldom used ---to save the battery !!!!???
Hi and welcome!
Very tidy G you have there. Hope you manage to sort out the problems soon. Vast bank of experience here on the forum. Look forward to meeting you at one of the events sometime soon!
Spider1V
Console yourself with running her on straight vegetable oil.
nıce G. the pump can be tweaked for more power! but dont expect miracles from that engine. i gave up years ago... :P
was this the G that was up for a figures last year? it was on here at one time. i know i have seen it somewhere before...
btw, welcome to proper 4x4 ownership :wink:
Hi please read you private mail (PM)
Welcome to g ownership to help with the lack of power when pulling on steep hills use low to start and shift on the fly to high ratio this will save your clutch and any embarssmwnt :D
Good to see another G making its way to the westcountry (or was it hear already?). Wiper spindles and the diesels lack of oompf are common complaints! You'll grow to love it though I'm sure.
Good to see another G making its way to the westcountry (or was it hear already?).
Hi I understand it was in Devon before it went to Aberdeen. Now it is back south in Somerset. I know of two others in the area one my friend has and another in Glastonbury.
Mine's the Glastonbury one I expect (Black 460, reg DEZ ...) ...unless there's another I don't know about. There's an almandine red 463 in Wells and a bright red 460 that I see every now and then parked in the Clarks Village car park. We must have a south west get together. Apparently there's a pay and play off road place near Othery.
Mine's the Glastonbury one I expect (Black 460, reg DEZ ...) ...unless there's another I don't know about. There's an almandine red 463 in Wells and a bright red 460 that I see every now and then parked in the Clarks Village car park. We must have a south west get together. Apparently there's a pay and play off road place near Othery.
I know there is one in Glastonbury because it is serviced in Avalon Tyres. A friend of mine in Walton just bought another one after his last one packed up after many years service. It was because of what he told me about G wagons that got me to change from Range Rovers. As far as going off road is concerned I need a lot more of practice and understanding of how to use diff locks and the rest the best way.
So far I am impressed with the solidness of the build against the RR but moving from V8 petrol is a bit of a shock although great on the fuel consumption side..
I got the alignment done on mine at Avalon after I overhauled the steering system. Otherwise it goes to Rapsons. I have zero off road experience too, that's why we need a few other GWOA members there to help us out. This is mine.
Not sure what's going on with the multiple attachments. It seems to be many or none atm.
¿460 with a sunroof? ¡i have never seen one before!
Hi. I only know that there is one that uses Avalon tyres in Glastonbury. I dont know what colour but believe it is located near the Tor. I am looking to get a user manual for the 460 so that I the do s and do nots regarding diff locks. Although I have gone off road many times I have not done anything like what you see on u tube. Would be good to have a get together though with other owners.
Not sure what's going on with the multiple attachments. It seems to be many or none atm.
I have not got a clue what went on there. I was trying to send a reply to someone else and attach a photo. I did it last time no problem. My PC was going really slow and displaying half of one page and a bit of another for ages. Pictures did not show after a number of attempts so I gave up and answered your one instead. Just seen with horror the attachments ended up on yours. javascript:emoticon('post',%20'message',%20':?:')javascript:emoticon('post',%20'message',%20':roll:')
nıce G. the pump can be tweaked for more power! but dont expect miracles from that engine. i gave up years ago... :P
was this the G that was up for a figures last year? it was on here at one time. i know i have seen it somewhere before.
Had trouble answering this. Picture I tried to attach ended up in multiples on another message. :( Not sure what "figures" is. The previous owner did show it once somewhere I believe. I bought it from a chap in Aberdeen.
¿460 with a sunroof? ¡i have never seen one before!
It's even electric! I think quite afew of the late ones have them. MB were using up all the extra bits they had for 460's before the 463's came in.
I deleted the multiple photos, but seem to have taken the lot, sorry. Try posting one again
I got the alignment done on mine at Avalon after I overhauled the steering system. Otherwise it goes to Rapsons. I have zero off road experience too, that's why we need a few other GWOA members there to help us out. This is mine.
Hi. I have been to Rapsons in the past for car parts, injector cleaning and other bits and pieces. What are they like for the servicing side of things? I am off next week to the US so will not be around for a meet. Perhaps next Spring might be a good time to start as we are novices or we might end up daisy chained up to our axels in mud and stuck until Summer :lol:
Probably a good idea, it's treachorous enough on the roads round here at the moment!
I think rapson's are a great outfit but I know them personally as well so I may be a little biased. Their rates are pretty reasonable I think and they don't make you pay for the work straight away which helps sometimes. Plus they now have a little knowledge of G-wagens having looked after two of mine. They aren't big fans of mercs though :roll:
By the way, just saw a white 460 300GDS parked in Glastonbury High Street. Never seen it before. Anyone you know?
Hi Grecian. The white one is probably my friends from Walton. Its his second one, the first he had for a large number years before it had some major problem. The first one he had was a long wheel base but he says the short wheel base he has now is far better off road. Being a farmer he uses it off road a lot.
Hi Grecian please read your PM......
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That was impressive I only posted it last night. Wiper spindles are the last thing I would have thought of but now I have been told it fits with other problems with water penetration I have come across over the years. I will have a good look at the transducer and try switch cleaner.
I got the G wagon because it is substantially more stronger built against Range Rovers I have had. I went for the diesel for better fuel consumption. Is there any timing tweaks or adjustments that will give it more power as it struggles to pull going uphill with a load?